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Old 29th Jan 2001, 15:19
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Lightbulb Radius of turn

Can someone please remind me what the formula is for radius of turn in terms of airspeed and angle of bank.

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MJR
 
Old 29th Jan 2001, 16:07
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My PPSC notes say

Bank angle =(TAS/10)+7

and Radius of turn=TAS/(rate of turn(degrees per min)

and finally

Rate of turn =TAS squared/(tan bank angle x 'g')

One of these should do the trick
 
Old 29th Jan 2001, 16:12
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Sorry, typo in the last equation

should be radius of turn=TASsquared/g x Tan angle of bank.
Tas needs to be in metres per sec, answer is in metres
 
Old 29th Jan 2001, 16:58
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Thanks for that, I assume if TAS is stated then this is a still air condition.

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MJR
 

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